AMANI GATHERS FOR SUMMER EVENTS
Amani Day Celebrates the People By proclamation from the Mayor, June 20th is Am- ani Day in Milwaukee, and this year Amani United threw a party in honor of the neighborhood, it’s people, partners and friends. The occasion served as a resource fair and also celebrated residents with a fresh-cooked barbe- cue and snacks, a bounce house and lawn games, visits from MPD and MFD, and free horse and pony rides from Milwaukee Urban Cowboys. POP UP! Resource Fairs Reach Amani Residents Where They Live DC believes that people should not have to leave their neighborhoods to find the things they need. That’s why DC created a summer series of Pop Up Outreach Days. The community resource fairs moved throughout the neighborhood to reach residents in the busiest parts of Amani. The Pop Up Outreach Days were held in June, July, August and September and featured partners of- fering services and vital resources in the communi- ty including Amani United, AARP Wisconsin, COA, Safe & Sound, DHHS, MPD, Fatherhood Fire, DHHS Department on Aging Services, DNS, Groundworks Milwaukee and Wraparound Milwaukee. Amani Youth Council Holds Anti- Violence March & Summer Events The Amani Youth Council was out in force this summer creating opportunities for youth in the neighborhood to participate in events and learn skills in everything from leadership, to entrepre- neurship, to self-care and mental health. AYC held their annual Youth March Against Vio- lence. County Supervisor Priscilla E. Coggs-Jones spoke to kick off the event that not only included dozens marching to promote peace, it included a chance for youth to speak, food, music and games. In addition, the AYC held several recurring events this summer including: • Sound Baths – bi-weekly series focused on
sound therapy as a source of mental health care • Fun Fridays – friends, games and snacks each Friday afternoon at Moody Park. The AYC pre- pared and sold low-cost snacks to support their own activities in the community • Entrepreneur Showcase – AYC invited business owners that serve Amani to share their work with the youth. They also served dinner to attendees. Bloom & Groom Beautifys Amani DC held the most successful Bloom & Groom plant sale in recent memory, according to DC Hydroponics Specialist Wesley Landry. “We’ve never sold this many plants before,” he said. “The plants are out beautifying the neighborhood now.” Popular perennials and annuals, as well as flowers and tomato plants grown in DC’s hydroponics lab, were sold to raise money to support DC’s Mission. DC Holds Clean-Ups in Amani DC held several clean-up events in Amani this sum- mer including the second annual Amani Earth Day Clean-up in partnership with Welcome Home Mil- waukee, AARP Wisconsin and Amani United. More than 60 volunteers participated the Saturday before Earth Day and picked up more than 100 bags of trash. The most recent clean-up was held in conjunction with Operation Summer Guardian Neighborhood, MPD’s program to focus on safety in identified neighborhoods. MPD, DC and AU canvassed the 26th Street, sharing resources with neighbors and collecting trash and debris. DC Rocks the Beta Blocks! The Block by Block initiative works to revitalize Ama- ni, one block at a time. DC leads the resident en- gagement efforts of this initiative and this summer held a Rock the Block event on the Beta Block, 2800 block of N. 22nd Street. The event included minor home repairs, beautification and a clean-up that removed about 30 bags of trash from the block.
To keep up-to-date with DC events, visit https://www.dominican-center.org
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